Where can you meet colleagues nationwide to discuss timely and important practice-related issues? Online, of course, in the Chiropractic Professional Networking Forum on America Online each Sunday evening from 9-10 p.m. EST.
The Chiropractic Professional Networking Forum is celebrating two years of weekly meetings on AOL, bringing DCs across the country online to discuss topics ranging from scoliosis to managed care; a general discussion of the philosophy of chiropractic always seems to pop up.
To reach the chat room enter the keywords "Better Health," then click on the "Health and Medical Chat" icon. California DCs Robert Dubin (Petaluma) and David Brady (Yorba Linda), are the hosts of the forum.
August brought something new to the forum: guest speakers taking the floor to provide in-depth discussion on a topic of their choosing. This is your chance to interact with some of the most influential people in the profession.
This is the chat schedule for Sept. and October. E-mail Dr. Brady at DBrady@aol.com for further information.
Sept. 1: Michael Hubka: Cervicogenic Headache
Sept. 8: Tedd Koren
Sept. 15: Scoliosis
Sept. 22: Whiplash Management and Implications
Sept. 29: Indications/Contraindications to Manipulation
Oct. 6: Risk Management in Practice
Oct. 13: Managed Care Issues
Oct. 20: History of Chiropractic
Oct. 27: Philosophy of Chiropractic
If you're new to the Internet and computer technology, the article, "Chiropractic and the Information Superhighway -- A Brief Guide to the Internet," co-authored by Dr. Brady, has just been published as a commentary in the May 1996 JMPT.
On a related note, the California Chiropractic Association's Netmaster group and seminar has succeeded to draw the attention of hundreds of California DCs. Drs. Cronshaw, Dubin, Martin, Brady, Zaleski, Updyke, and Thie make up the core group. All are experienced computer users, with an aggregate of many thousands of hours of online and general computer experience between them.
Initially a part of the last two CCA annual conventions, the Netmaster group has grown to accommodate all those who want to learn to use their computer for something other than a billing machine. The Netmaster seminars in San Diego at the recent CCA convention were well attended. The seminars, while being high-tech, had a personal presentation style, bringing complex technology into the hands of nontechnical computer users.
The CCA Computer Committee has created a CCA web page ([url=http://www.silcom.com/~paulc/index.html]http://www.silcom.com/~paulc/index.html[/url]) with information on all vital association matters, plus links to chiropractic sites on the world wide web.
